Police chiefs say no charges will be filed against the drivers.

5:23 PM,
Feb. 25, 2014

A child in Minden is dead and another in Mansfield is injured in separate accidents in less than 24 hours.

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A child in Minden is dead and another in Mansfield is injured in separate accidents in less than 24 hours.

This morning at 6:45 a.m., a 5-year-old Mansfield child was waiting with others for the bus in the 200 block of Lake Road when he ran into the path of an oncoming vehicle. The child, who was not identified, was treated at the scene then transported by DeSoto EMS to University Health in Shreveport, Police Chief Gary Hobbs said.

The child suffered a broken rib, bruised lung and kidney, lacerated liver and multiple cuts and abrasions; however, no surgery was required. He is expected to make a full ...